Half a World Away Lyrics

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##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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#From: Scott A. Yanoff
#HALF A WORLD AWAY
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#{on this song, Peter plays pretty much straight chords. On the
# Am chord, you can hear the note being hammered on to the D string
# (second fret) in rhythm with the song. If you don't know what I'm
# talking about, just play Am}
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#A D7sus2 looks like this:
#(E) -0- I could have called it an Am(add D) since the low A
#(B) -1- is in the bass note I believe. However, It leads into
#(G) -2- a G chord, and musically, a D is what you'd want to
#(D) -0- call it.
#(A) -0-
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{notice that the majority of this song follows the pattern:
G / D / Em / Am D7sus2 It's really cool how the progression
starts out on Am but in the middle of the song, the verse starts
pretty much on G.}
> This could be the saddest dusk
> I've ever seen
> Turn to the miracle
> I alive
> My mind is racing
> As it always will
> My hand is tired my heart aches
> >From half a world away
> Hear my head swarm
> To go it alone
> And hold it alone
> Haul it alone
> And hold it
> Go it alone
> Hold it alone
>
> Oh lonely deeps and hollows
> Half a world
> Half the world away
> My shoes are gone
> And life spent
> I had too much to drink
> I didn't think
> I didn't think of you
> I guess that's all I needed
> To go it alone
> And hold it alone
> Haul it alone
> And hold it
> Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall
>
> Oh this lonely world is wasted
ss2
> Pathetic eyes high life
> The blinded tide is turned to sea
> The storm it came up strong
> And it shook the trees
> And blew away our fear
> I couldn't need to hear
>
> To go it alone
> And hold it alone
> Haul it alone
> And hold it
> To go it alone
> And hold it alone
> Haul it along
> To go it alone
> And hold it alone
> Haul it along
> And hold it
> Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall
>
> This could be the saddest dusk
> I've ever seen
> Turn to the miracle
> I alive
> My mind is racing
> As it always will
> My hand is tired my heart aches
> From half a world away
From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)
HALF A WORLD AWAY (by REM)
Intro: | Am | G | D Dsus4 D Dsus2 | Em |
us2
This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen
turn to a miracle, high alive.
My mind is racing, as it always will.
My hands tired, my heart aches.
I'm half a world away here, my head sworn to go it alone,
su
and hold it along, haul it along and hold it.
Go it alone, and hold it along. Oh................
su
Oh lonely deep sit hollow.
Half a world, half a world away.
My shoes are gone, my life spent.
I've had too much to drink.
I didn't think, I didn't think of you.
u
I guess that's all I need-ed.
To go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along, and hold it.
Backwards, blackbirds, forwards and fall.
su
Oh lonely world is wasted.
Pathetic eyes, high alive.
Blind to the tide that turns the sea.
This storm it came up strong.
It shook the trees and blew away our fear.
su
I couldn't even hear.
To go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along, and hold it.
Go it alone, and hold it along. Oh................
Go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along, and hold it.
Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall.
Oh.............. Oh,
this could be the saddest dusk
I ever seen turn to a miracle, high alive.
My mind is racing, as it al--ways will.
My hands tired, my heart aches.
su s
I'm half a world a - way.
csb1@engr.uark.edu | Chris Bray
cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
cbray@nyx.cs.du.edu | WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1
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